Watch-dial



(No Model.)

G. HUNTER.

wu'cn DIAL. No. 340,045. Patented'A'pr. 13, 1886.

., UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE HUNTER, OF ELGIN. ASSIGNOE TO THE ELGIN NATIONAL XVATOH COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WATCH-DIAL.

EEPECEPECATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,045, dated April 13, 1886.

I Applieatioufilcd December 11, 1883. Serial Xtnllllfll. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HUNTER, of High), in the county ot'Kane,and in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin \Vatch-Dials; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which is shown my improved dial separate from a to watch.

My invention has for its object the more easy adoption and use of the new style of time notation,in which but one series of consecutive numbers is employed for each twenty four hours; and to this end itconsists in a watchdial in which is employed a series of twenty four consecutive hour-numbers arranged in a circle, and having the numbers at the quarters of the circle made conspicuous and distinguished from the rest, substantially as and for the purposehereinafter described.

In the annexed drawing, A represents a watch-dial,which, near its outer edge, is provided with a circle of divisions, (t, for seconds,

within the same has a second circle, a, that is divided for minutes, and within the latter has twentyJ'our consecutive numbers,a'-, which are arranged at regular intervals around a circle, and are intended to designate the hours of a day.

As shown in the drawing, the hour-numbers 6, 12, 1S, and 24 are made especially conspicuous by being formed larger than the others. The object of thus rendering these figures or numbers conspicuous is to break the 5 long circle of numbers and to render prominent the quarters ofthe day, as well as to aid in pointing out or marking the quarter-hour divisions on the minute-circle just outside of the hour-dial. I prefer to render these numbers 40 conspicuous, as described, by increase in size; but they may be made prominent by being of less size than the others, or of adift'erent color or colors.

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my invention, what I claim as new A watch-dial in which is employed a series of twentyiour consecutive hour-numbers ar ranged in a circle and having the numbers at the quarters of the circle made conspicuous and distinguished from the rest, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of De cembcr, 1883.

GEORGE HUNTER. lVitnesses:

WILLIAM FITCH, HENRY G. HAZARD. 

